# Accident 19880401007759A: Bell 206L1, Springfield, MO, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 04:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 37.2796° N, 93.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2796&lon=-93.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119AE-1990-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,951 total, 149 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG NEAR LANDING AREA. TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD. BLINDED BY SCANNER LIGHT, LOST CONTROL, CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC88FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA070), Apr 1, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N119AE), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N119AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861124066759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861124066759I), Nov 24, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N119AE), Bolivar, MO, Minor damage. Pilot discovered bullet damage to the aircraft during postflight inspection. Report submitted to the fbi.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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